“I gave you my soul in my last life. In this one, I’ll settle for your crown.”
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In my first life, I was the devoted Queen. I waited two months for my husband, King Lauren, to return from the front lines—only for him to walk through the palace gates with a beautiful young maiden by his side and a decree in his hand: ‘She would be the new Queen’.
And because of that evil beauty he brought to our kingdom, I died a discarded "nobody," executed for a crime I didn't commit.
But death didn't take me. It sent me back.
I woke up on the morning of his return. The crowds are cheering, the flowers are blooming, and my husband is about to humiliate me in front of the entire kingdom.
But he doesn't know I've changed. He doesn't know I've returned with a special skill that makes me the most dangerous woman in the room.
Before he can introduce his "New Queen," I hand him the one thing no one in this kingdom has ever dared to ask for: Divorce papers.
In our land, a Queen asking for divorce is an abomination punishable by stoning.
But Lauren thinks I’m bluffing. He looks me in the eye, tears my petition to shreds, and growls, “You are my wife. I will never stamp those papers.”
He thinks he is keeping me trapped. He doesn't realize he has trapped himself in a palace with a woman who knows every one of his secrets—and is prepared to burn his kingdom to the ground just to see him sign his name.
My goal is simple; I will make him fall... not in love, but to his knees.
Since he spent my first life making me cry. I’ll spend my second making him bleed.

As we rode out of the palace and into the city since that was the only way out for us, I watched how the people made way and bowed in respect to the leaving carriages.


If Peter hadn't come to my rescue, I would have been dragged out to the city and the announcement would have been made that I divorced the king.


And with such a loud crowd, I would have died with just five stones.


Yet, to think it doesn't apply to the men was so unfair and I hated the fact that I changed nothing about that.


"Thank you for riding with me, Peter," I thanked him while dropping all formalities.


"I don't know if I should say you are welcome as you haven't read the content of the note Lauren gave you."


Slowly, I turned to look at him and found him already staring at me with a knowing smile.


I knew he would know because he was quite smart, after all we were siblings and thought alike.


Chapter 82 - Her request